Dancing For Money Graham Parker

know one thing is certain honey We're not dancing for money ooh ooh When I ask you for a buck you don't call me deer When I try to push my luck you don't twist my ear Sometimes when I'm blind drunk I

Over The Border (To America) Graham Parker

border to America I got nothin' but lonesome time A backyard and a religious shrine There must be something better over there Over the border to America There's a lot of versions of the honest truth One for

They Murdered The Clown Graham Parker

time only The kids rode the elephant heavy as lead I think he'd much rather have sat on their heads They're ripping the horn from the Rhino tonight So some fat Sheik can fuck all night And watch out for

You Got The World (Right Where You Want It) Graham Parker

As you wash your hair and bathe in Perrier As you hit the bank machine at night Drinking money for tomorrow's flight As you count your loss or bet on a black horse Sit behind the wheel of a black Porsche

Waiting For The Ufo'S Graham Parker

it's not imagining Even the skeptics are unsure when they stop to think People are not worth their life now they are obsolete We're dying to be invaded and put the blame on something concrete Waiting for

Cupid Graham Parker

Cupid draw back your bow And let your arrow flow Straight to my lover's heart for me Nobody else but me hey hey hey Cupid please hear my cry And let your arrow fly Straight to my lover's heart for me Listen

Slash And Burn Graham Parker

everybody's back Hey hey slash and burn Hey hey slash and burn Hey hey slash and burn That's how they feed the world They burned the mighty rain forest The Howler Monkeys screamed They turned it into burgers For

Fools` Gold Graham Parker

A D A D I been doing my homework now for a long long time A D A D And everything that I look for I know I will one day find E D E D I'm a fool so I'm told I get left in the cold E D A Cause I will

Fools' Gold Graham Parker

A D A D I been doing my homework now for a long long time A D A D And everything that I look for I know I will one day find E D E D I'm a fool so I'm told I get left in the cold E D A Cause I will search

The Kid With The Butterfly Net Graham Parker

through the field She swings with her arm But can what she catches be real And when you look into her eyes You see what you want When everything was undone, every field was open Nothing was impossible yet For

The Kid With The Butterfly Net (Alternate Take) Graham Parker

through the field She swings with her arm But can what she catches be real And when you look into her eyes You see what you want When everything was undone, every field was open Nothing was impossible yet For

Big Man On Paper Graham Parker

man's version of the haircut Man they might as well be from another universe I'd like to live In one world or another Baby one world or another Would almost seem right I'd like to see Peace on earth for

Heat Treatment Graham Parker

Thanks to Robert Watson for a complete revision of this chart. Robert's chart has the Em over the word

Here It Comes Again Graham Parker

Let's talk about a criminal procedure Throw out the idea of illegal seizure Put a rope around somebody's neck Let's hold some bastard up for example Take his blood and a urine sample Feed him garbage and

Black Honey Graham Parker

for his corrections. This used to be capo at 2 but since I can't find my capo just now, I've put it in open chords. Intro G D F

Oasis Graham Parker

I am a lucky man that's what I think I might come close to the edge but I never sink And I notice that vulnerable look in your eyes tonight And in the desert that passes for my heart, Sweet rain is falling

Museum Of Stupidity Graham Parker

moves and call it zen Museum of stupidity, oh yeah Look at the walls of the museum of stupidity You're bound to find there every advert on american tv And every page of the british gutter press We got it for

Burning On A Higher Flame Graham Parker

The night falls dark around me, and the dogs bark out a curse A bad dreams twist inside me and I scream for a doctor or a nurse But I'm just dyin' for morning, watch the sun rise like a pearl Just to feel

Just Like Joe Meek's Blues Graham Parker

your coat like an arrow point I followed where it led as if pulled by a bow Fired into the night deep and slow to where I'll never know The hotel was dark as we made our arrival Waiting breathlessly for

A Brand New Book Graham Parker

who lived with his wife With the usual kids in his hair There was happiness a lot of weirdness And a sprinkle of tragedy I pulled it by chance from a second hand bin But it could've been written just for

Hotel Chambermaid Graham Parker

dead I'm going to make the bed with that hotel chambermaid She'll bring the coffee in the morning with a smile She don't ask me where I come from I crept in and I soon be done I just want to hide here for

Get Started. Start A Fire Graham Parker

The mona lisa's sister doesn't smile She tried to pose but only for a while Leonardo sent her home since then she has lived alone With her few belongings and a copy of a painting of herself unhappy She

Short Memories Graham Parker

with combat gear Filled their hearts with mortal fear and sent them away Some came home their pants in creases Some came home in bits and pieces The president made a lot of speeches and went fishing for

Sugar Gives You Energy Graham Parker

I believe every man has a chance to make good I'm convinced that this is so Equal opportunity for the king or the hood And everybody knows Sugar gives you energy Sugar gives you energy Sugar gives you

Daddy's A Postman Graham Parker

Daddy's a postman When we are old We won't have poverty or destitution We will be able to Afford a nursing home or an institution And Daddy's a postman Black skin white picket fences Jewels we bought for

Success Graham Parker

men Are powered by addiction And who am I to say that This is an affliction When everybody gets Suckered in and lives their Lives like fiction Writing their own story Of success They say they want you For

I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down Graham Parker

You think you've got it all set up, You think you've got a perfect plan But charm any man you see, And play with everything one that you can But I've got news for you baby, I hope it don't hit you too

The Girl Isn't Ready Graham Parker

girl isn't ready, the girl isn't ready The girl isn't ready, is what her mother says We just put her toys away, it seems like yesterday She has seen something better through the window She will reach for

Long Stem Rose Graham Parker

that's bound to get tired She won't be content just being admired funny that's the way it goes When you're like a long stem rose My long stem rose were you cut down in your prime My love still grows for

Long Stem Rose (BBC Session) Graham Parker

that's bound to get tired She won't be content just being admired funny that's the way it goes When you're like a long stem rose My long stem rose were you cut down in your prime My love still grows for

Guardian Angel Graham Parker

not a distant thing They're not celestial spheres, Saints or seers Or heavenly bells that ring But they'll never let you down We're all down here anyway They might slip up now and again But their love for

Lady Doctor Graham Parker

G C G C I've got a lady doctor She cure da pain for free G C Bb F G I've got a lady doctor Oh there ain't nothing wrong with me.

My Love's Strong Graham Parker

Strong and relentless Behind the veil of forgetfulness That covers the heart Not tied up in bondage Or nailed to the wall with a dart When you have to suffer Or howl out in pain And act like you're hungry For

Children And Dogs Graham Parker

work with either one again It's not in our contract Children and dogs Now I'm outside freezing to death Just walking the dog Instead of throwing myself at my wife I'm throwing a log We haven't slept for

I Want You Back (Live) Graham Parker

When I had you to myself I didn't want you around Those pretty faces always made you Stand out in a crowd But someone picked you from the bunch One glance was all it took Now it's much too late for

Weeping Statues Graham Parker

ink Weeping statues, Elvis sightings Stained glass window, man struck by lightning Every minute someone loses control And sees things how they really are And not how they're told but statues only weep for

Passion Is No Ordinary Word Graham Parker

pretend to feel CHORUS Passion is no ordinary word, Passion is no ordinary word Passion is no ordinary word, Ain't manufactured or just another sound That you hear at night at night Ain't got no idols for

Don't Let It Break You Down Graham Parker

don't get bent out of shape Don't start tearing out your hair One a sweet little angel That stuff's nowhere When the bombs go off on Oxford Street And the kids beat up old people It's just a soundtrack for

Ten Girls Ago Graham Parker

Ten girls ago I kicked it but I ended up in pain But it was just a crazy thing Flying an airplane made of string Sweet pain of a needle's sting Ten girls ago Wrap it up in a paper cup Put it in a bag for

I’m Into Something Good Graham Parker

her kind of guy She danced close to me like I hoped she would she danced with me like I hoped she would Somethin' tells me I'm into something good Somethin' tells me I'm into somethin' We only danced for

She Wants So Many Things Graham Parker

parasite She wants so many things where you gonna find them all She wants so many things get up and run She wants so many things you're at her beck and call You're the puppet she pulls the strings just for

Back In Time Graham Parker

You stop in the old cafe where you used to play pinball And look for the air raid shelter but it's gone and the cafe seems so Small and all the gardens that had trees and stolen apples Now have small businesses

Love Is A Burning Question Graham Parker

sense to us is when we come Love is a burning, love is a burning love is a burning question On the tip of your tongue, baby baby I'll endlessly make you and endlessly become remade I'll endlessly search for

Strong Winds Graham Parker

hope pointing at the nearest thing And strong winds are blowing through her hair I reach, out to touch it but it's not there Strong winds are beating down our door Shaping our lives we never know what for

Local Girls Graham Parker

Don't talk too much 'cause she falls for the suckers, makes her feel everything is secure Don't ever leave a footprint on her floor Don't bother with the local girls Don't bother with the local girls Don't

The Heat In Harlem Graham Parker

heat in Harlem, The heat in Harlem The heat in Harlem punches then rolls No big decision no aircondition The heat in Harlem is the heat of the soul Mamma is crying Daddy is trying Brother is working for

White Honey Graham Parker

Intro C F C F C F C F C F C F C G F G C F C F C F C F White honey get it from the candy man C F C F C F C F White honey yeah any time I think I can. G C You wake up early in the morning G C A-pla...

Discovering Japan Graham Parker

Her heart is nearly breaking, the earth is nearly quakingThe Tokyo's taxi's braking, it's screaming to a haltAnd there's nothing to hold on to when gravity betrays youAnd every kiss enslaves you-oo...

Protection Graham Parker

Capo at 2 (intro D Em G Em D Em G G C So all of you be damned we can't have heaven crammedAm C DSo Winston Churchill...

Don't Get Excited Graham Parker

There is always some advantage to be wielded and brought to bearIt's a lonely occupation keeping others out of your hairFingers on all the switches talk in whispers talking softYou know all my favo...